Manila Philippines – Today September 14, 2016, Waze releases its second annual Driver Satisfaction Index. For over 38 countries with millions of active users monthly they tabulated a data with a score from satisfying (10) to miserable (1) . While Waze has more than 65 million monthly active users in 185 countries, the study focuses only on countries and metros with more than 20,000+ monthly active users.
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Key driving factors:
- Traffic – Density and severity
- Quality – Road quality and infrastructure
- Road Safety – Density of accidents, road hazards and weather
- Driver Services – Access to gas stations and easy parking
- Socio Economic – Access to cars and impact of gas prices
- Wazeyness – Happiness and helpfulness of the Waze community (as measured by reports “thanked” by other drivers and driver moods selected within the app)
From the data El Salvador, Philippines Guatemala, Panama and Indonesia are the least satisfying places to drive globally. As for satisfying Country to drive is France, Netherlands, United States, Sweden, Czech Republic. For the worst place to drive is Cebu Philippines.
Factors that made Cebu Philippines worst to drive Globally
- many investors, Food Entrepreneurs to Tech Entrepreneurs, BPO are here for business
- Cebu has grown their market Globally
- Roads are not wide
- Drivers lack of discipline
Source: WAZE
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